Vigorous tree to 15m. Bright green heart-shaped leaves and conspicuous catkins in late winter folowed by cone-like fruits. Fully Hardy. sun or light shade. Most soils except shallow chalk. Can be pollarded or used as a rough hedge. Learn More

Small to medium tree with mid-green leaves bronze when young. In early spring racemes of pink buds open to white flowers followed by blue-black berries in autumn. Ultimate height 8-10m. Good autumn colour. Fully hardy. Tolerates most soils but does best on moist well drained neutral to acid soils. Learn More

Small tree or erect shrub with mid-green leaves bronze when young with good autumn colours. Racemes of white flowers cover the tree in early spring followed by blue-black berries. Ultimate height 3-6m Fully hardy. Wind tolerant. Suits most soils except shallow chalk and excessive wet. Learn More

Upright small deciduous tree with white flowers up to 8m. Young coppery red leaves turning green in summer followed by good red and orange autumn colour. Fully hardy. Best on neutral to acid soils. Learn More

Native deciduous elegant shaped tree to 10 metres. The serrated ribbed leaves are mid-green and the characteristic bark grey and fluted. It has decorative clusters of fruit in autumn.Height 15-18 does very well on heavy soil. Retains some foliage in winter when trimmed. Fully hardy. Strong hedging and screening plant. Classic tree for pleaching. Good coppice tree. Learn More

Small deciduous conical tree to 7m with dark green leaves turning crimson purple in autumn. Covered with showy white flowers (bracts) eventually turning pink-red. The green true flower at the center of the bracts will develop into a strwberry-like fleshy red fruit. Prefers a neutral to acid moist but well drained soil and a sheltered site. Will tolerate partial shade. Learn More

Small semi-evergreen tree or large shrub to 5m with a dense rounded head spreading in time. Elliptic dark green leaves are semi-evergreen. White flowers in spring followed by masses of attractive bright red berries in autumn. Suits most moist but well drained soils. Full sun to partial shade. Do not expose to very strong winds.
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Small to medium-sized rounded thorny tree with glossy mid-green leaves. In May clusters of double white flowers ageing to pink are followed by red-orange berries. Ultimate height 6-8m. Fully hardy. Suits most soils. Sun to partial shade. Learn More

Small to mid-sized native thorny tree. Clusters of white flowers appear with the leaves in April-May followed in autumn by an abundance of red berries (haws) a good food source for many birds. Also known as May tree or quickthorn. Fully hardy. Suits most soils and conditions including exposed. Sun or partial shade. Learn More

Small tree or vigorous shrub with glossy dark green leaves which are less prickly and a little larger than the species. Prolific bright red berries in autumn. Most moist well-drained sites. Shade tolerant. Fully hardy. Learn More

Small deciduous tree to 5-7m with deep green rounded trifoliate leaves which have a silky downy texture. Abundant long racemes of bright yellow fragrant flowers are borne in May. Fully hardy. This selected variety produces more flowers but fewer seeds. Suits most soils except wet. CAUTION: all parts of the tree are toxic if eaten, especially the seeds. Learn More

A vigorous deciduous tree with large deep green leaves of unusual shape (saddle-shaped) as though the tips have been cut off. Cup-shaped pale green flowers with orange bands in mid-summer on mature trees. Ultimate height 20-25m. Fully hardy, Suits most soils in a sunny position. Learn More

A lovely evergreen tree or large shrub . Can be grown in the open if in a sunny sheltered site. Leaves large glossy and leathery, some varieties are reddish below especially young leaves. Large creamy white fragrant flowers produced summer into autumn. Learn More

Small conical tree to 6m covered in attractive white flowers produced from red buds in late spring followed by red-flushed orange-yellow fruits in autumn Fully hardy. Good resistance to apple scab. Good pollinator for fruiting apple trees. Prefers a sunny site and moist well drained soil. Not suitable for coastal site. Learn More

Small oval tree aptly named for its large glossy red fruits that with abundant white flowers opening from purple-pink buds. Deep yellow fruits in mid-summer. Ultimate height 6m. Prefers a sunny site with well drained soil. Not suitable for coastal site. Learn More

The best fruiting crab apple tree with white flowers opening from pale pink buds in late spring. Attractive yellow fruits with orange red blush ripening in late summer persist into autumn and make an excellent jelly. Ultimate height 6-8m. Fully hardy. Prefers a sunny site with well drained soil. Not suitable for coastal site. Learn More

Small semi-weeping (umbrella shape) crab apple. Pink buds open to bright white scented flowers in April-May followed by glossy red fruits. Good disease resistance. Ultimate height 3m. Prefers a sunny site with well drained soil. Not suitable for coastal site. Learn More

Small tree with showy early blossom of pink semi-double flowers. Leaves turn orangey-red in autumn. Small spreading tree to 6-8m. Fully hardy. Suits most soils and chalk tolerant. Prefers a sunny site but not coastal. Learn More

Round headed medium sized deciduous tree. Deep dark purple leaves and twigs. Single pale pink flowers open in early April before the leaves. Ultimate height 8-10m. Suits most soils and situations except wet and very windy. Learn More

Prunus lusitanica. Dense bushy evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves and reddish petioles. Fragrant white flowers on pendent racemes in early summer followed by red-black berries in autumn. Full sun to half shade. Clip regularly to maintain shape if desired. Suits any well-drained soil including chalk. Hardy. When grown in a large pot feed regularly during growing season and replace top 4cm of soil annually. Learn More